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Pat Cummins was reunited with his pregnant partner
The players spent 14 days in quarantine after returning from Maldives
Australian cricketers, including Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and David Warner, were finally reunited with their friends and families after completing a 14-day quarantine in Sydney. Australian players, coaches and staff, who had taken part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, had to spend 14 days in hotel rooms after returning on a charter flight from the Maldives. Cummins was seen reuniting with his pregnant partner Becky, who held him in a tight embrace after the cricketer exited the quarantine hotel.
The video of Cummins meeting his partner went viral on Twitter.
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Australian bowlers issued a joint statement on sandpaper gate on Tuesday
Australian bowlers denied prior knowledge of 2018 ball-tampering incident
Not convinced by the Australian bowlers clarification in the 2018 ball-tampering episode, former captain Michael Clarke on Wednesday said the quartet missed a very important detail in an otherwise smartly worded joint statement their involvement was hinted at by a former teammate and not outsiders. Sticking to his stand that the bowlers, who were part of that team, were aware of the plot to tamper with the red cherry during the infamous Cape Town Test against South Africa, Clarke said their statement finds no mention of the incident s chief protagonist, Cameron Bancroft, and the Australian team s former bowling coach, David Saker.
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IPL 2021 has been suspended due to the virus
Many Australian cricketers have been left stranded in India
With their country shut for all those flying from India, the now-suspended IPL s Australian contingent, comprising players, support staff and commentators, is expected to head to Maldives before taking a connecting flight for home. The IPL was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday after multiple cases of COVID-19 emerged from Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, SunRisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. There are 14 Australian players along with coaches and commentators who might now take a detour as the Australian government has imposed strict sanctions for people returning from India.
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Many Australian cricketers are in India for the ongoing IPL 2021
3 Australian cricketers have pulled out of IPL 2021 amid Covid spike
Mumbai Indians batsman Chris Lynn has informed that the players featuring in the ongoing Indian Premier League will be vaccinated for COVID-19 next week. Lynn has also informed that he has requested Cricket Australia (CA) to arrange a charter flight so that the Australia-bound players can fly home safely after the end of the tournament. I texted back that as Cricket Australia make 10 per cent of every IPL contract, was there a chance we could spend that money this year on a charter flight once the tournament is over? Lynn told News Corp media.